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Sparkling water is my new obsession. All of the bubble and fizz but none of the sugar or calories.

CHEESE! Everything should be slathered in cheese. Pour it over my vegetables. Melt it on top of my bread. Drop handfuls of the shredded nectar in my soups and salads. I'll eat it cold straight from the fridge. I'll take a chunk of cheese and dip it under more cheese fondue style. I think I could swim around in a giant vat…

A friend and I were shopping last week and I agonized over buying the XXL t-shirt or the XL t-shirt. I finally decided on the XL saying, "This won't fit now but it will fit soon hopefully and I hate to buy a size bigger because I hope to not be in that size much longer." Imagine my surprise when I pulled the new t-shirt…

Those pics are like literally watching a person melt away! That's fantastic!

One of the best pieces of advice I saw on here when I first started was someone saying weight loss isn't linear. That was a breakthrough idea for me because, whenever I tried to lose weight before, I expect constant loss and quit when I didn't see it. I wish my weight loss chart would look like a solid slope down from my…

I'm 5'4" and weighed in the mid 270s the last time I flew back in the spring. Fit comfortably. No seat belt extender needed. No spilling onto my neighbor. At my size, one of the things I hate is the uncertainty of eyeballing things and trying to decide whether or not I'll fit. For that reason, I discovered that most…

I'm 5'4" and weighed in the mid 270s the last time I flew back in the spring. Fit comfortably. No seat belt extender needed. No spilling onto my neighbor. At my size, one of the things I hate is the uncertainty of eyeballing things and trying to decide whether or not I'll fit. For that reason, I discovered that most…

This is why MFP encourages you to log your measurements and your weight. We're never asked to log what we "feel" like we weigh because those feelings are notoriously unreliable. Stick with the quantitative measures of progress and don't let your mind play tricks on you. You fell off the wagon for a day but you haven't done…

I used to try to exercise by walking in my neighborhood. That gave me way too many excuses. It was always too cold or too hot or it might rain or it was almost dark etc etc etc I found a gym that is available 24 hours a day via keypad entry. It has been key to my weight loss. It means I can go exercise after everyone…

Your tummy definitely looks flatter. My weight loss isn't significant yet but I tell myself "I have to lose 20 before I can lose 100." I'm not all that impressed with my progress right now but I see it as a means to BIGGER progress. Keep working!

I have lost 21 pounds in the past two months. No one has mentioned the weight loss but people keep telling me I look taller. I think they're misinterpreting the slight loss as additional height. I am weighing myself regularly but I'm not tracking my height so maybe I really am getting taller. :P

Good for you! I am looking forward to having that same moment when I drop below 250 in a couple of weeks (hopefully). Reading your post reminds me that it will be just as satisfying as I have imagined it will be.

I like the variety that the gym gives me. Some days I get on the bike and I'm just not feeling it so I'll move on to something else. Don't be intimidated. You'll be new for a little while but then newer people will join and you'll be the one who knows where the towels are and which machines work best and when the gym is…

I joined a ladies only gym because I felt more comfortable with that option. I worried about looking silly in the gym but the truth is that the women there have been so encouraging and supportive. They share their tips and success stories with one another and it's inspiring. Give it a try.

I don't like low rise pants. I wear mine across my belly button. I was your size when I started out and I think I wore a 2 in Target plus sizes. To be honest, I've been a little sad to leave those pants behind as I've lost weight. If you live near a Target, they typically have a good selection in store to try on which I…

I love my yoga pants from Target! Cheap. Durable. Good looking. Easy to find. http://www.target.com/c/plus-size-activewear-women/-/N-55117#?lnk=lnav_shop categories_14

I was shocked to find KFC to be my go-to drive thru. Sometimes I just order a variety of individually sized side items and enjoy the veggies. I am going on vacation soon. To lessen my food anxiety, I got online, pulled up menus for our favorite restaurants in the area, did my calorie counts, and planned my meals for the…

Good for you! 50 lbs is a huge accomplishment. On my rough days, I make my SO tell me stories about how we'll celebrate when I hit 50 lbs. lost!

Tortillas!! Are you kidding me?! I thought I was doing great by ordering veggie fajitas when I went out for Mexican. Little did I know I was wrapping those healthy veggies in hot, fresh gobs of calories! Yikes! Now I order the veggie fajitas without the tortillas and just eat them with a fork. Before I started logging my…

Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and I think I see progress but then I wonder if I'm just imagining it because I want to see progress so badly. I thought my sides looked slimmer but then I decided it was just wishful thinking. Later I was riding the bike at the gym and a woman I see there sometimes came over and…

Thanks for the encouragement. When I logged in today, I saw that today is my 35th day. After reading your post, I realize I'm 10% of the way to logging an entire year. You give me hope for what could happen for me between now and then!

What a shame it would be if you arrived four minutes late and the groups had already formed and you just quickly rushed to the nearest one that would almost certainly not be hers.

A friend who had the surgery told me she hasn't eaten a peanut butter cup in 5 years. If I could go 5 years without eating a candy bar, I wouldn't be overweight to begin with. So you can diet and exercise or you can have surgery, diet, & exercise.

I sat down on the wooden toilet seat at my apartment and it cracked. I was mortified. I felt like the fattest person on earth because, really, who breaks a toilet seat? My roomie was so very wise. She said "How many people are you going to tell about this?" "None!" "Lots of people have broken toilet seats but they aren't…

I went to a doctor for a sinus infection. He hurried through a prescription for my infection and moved on to my mental health/weight. He told me it's not uncommon for obese people like myself to be depressed. I assured him I wasn't experiencing any depression. Sometimes even Christians get depressed, he pressed on. Again,…